Recipes
Carrot Cake (GF, Grain Free, & No Refined Sugar, and can be made Dairy Free)
By: Andrea Wyckoff
Gluten Free, Grain Free, & No Refined Sugar, and can be made Dairy Free. I love this carrot cake! I got this recipe from the book, "Breaking the Vicious Cycle" by Elaine Gottschall. It's SCD legal :)
Details
- Prep Time:
15 min - Cook Time:
45 min - Ready In:
60 min
Servings: 1 dozen
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups nut flour (*almond works great)
- 1 1/2 cups finely shredded carrots
- 3/4 cup honey
- 1/2 cup butter, softened (or try coconut oil)
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- pinch salt
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1/2 cup walnuts
- *I like to grind up my own almond flour using my food processor and whole raw almonds. I also use the food processor to grate the carrots.
Directions
- Add honey and eggs to softened butter and blend.
- Blend in nut flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and vanilla.
- Add carrots, raisins, and nuts.
- Bake at 350*F, 45-60 minutes
I tried this and it's mighty tasty. I will make it again, this time using coconut oil as I recently learned I also have a dairy intolerance.